2017 Boise State Broncos football team

2017 Boise State Broncos football
Mountain West champion MW Mountain Division champion Las Vegas Bowl champion
MW Championship Game, W 17–14 vs. Fresno State
Las Vegas Bowl, W 38–28 vs. Oregon
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
Record	11–3 (7–1 MW)
Head coach	Bryan Harsin (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zak Hill (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Andy Avalos (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Albertsons Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2016 2018  →

2017 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		5	–	3					8	–	5
Utah State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Air Force		4	–	4					5	–	7
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Fresno State xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
San Diego State		6	–	2					10	–	3
UNLV		4	–	4					5	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
San Jose State		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season was the Broncos' 81st season overall, seventh as a member of the Mountain West Conference and fifth within the Mountain Division. The Broncos played their home games at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bryan Harsin and first year quarterback Owen Smith, contributing to a monumental 2017 season with him in the command. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain Division. They defeated West Division champion Fresno State in the Mountain West Championship Game to become Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Oregon.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Rimington Trophy – Sr. C Mason Hampton ^[1]

Chuck Bednarik Award – Jr. DT David Moa ^[2]

Maxwell Award – Jr. QB Brett Rypien ^[3]

Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Jr. DT David Moa ^[4]

Outland Trophy – Sr. OT Archie Lewis & Jr. DT David Moa ^[5]

John Mackey Award – Sr. TE Jake Roh ^[6]

Paul Hornung Award – Sr. WR Cedrick Wilson Jr. ^[7]

Fred Biletnikoff Award – Sr. WR Cedrick Wilson ^[8]

Wuerffel Trophy – Jr. QB Brett Rypien ^[9]

Davey O'Brien Award – Jr. QB Brett Rypien ^[10]

Walter Camp Award – Jr. QB Brett Rypien ^[11]

Manning Award – Jr. QB Brett Rypien ^[12]

Mountain West media days

At the Mountain West media days, held at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Broncos were picked as the overwhelming favorites to win the Mountain Division title, receiving 21 of a possible 28 first place votes. ^[13] Sr. OL Mason Hampton was selected to the all-conference first team offense. Jr. DL David Moa and Jr. DB Tyler Horton were selected to the all-conference first team defense. ^[14]

Media poll

Mountain Division

1. Boise State – 161 (21)
2. Colorado State – 135 (6)
3. Wyoming – 114 (1)
4. Air Force – 82
5. New Mexico – 68
6. Utah State – 28

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:45 p.m.	Troy *		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPNU	W 24–13	31,581
September 9	8:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Washington State *		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 44–47 3OT	32,631
September 14	6:00 p.m.	New Mexico		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	W 28–14	28,385
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Virginia *		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 23–42	33,947
October 6	8:15 p.m.	at BYU *		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 24–7	59,753
October 14	8:30 p.m.	at No. 19 San Diego State		SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	W 31–14	49,053
October 21	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 24–14	35,565
October 28	8:00 p.m.	at Utah State		Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	W 41–14	19,012
November 4	5:00 p.m.	Nevada		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 41–14	30,858
November 11	8:30 p.m.	at Colorado State		Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 59–52 OT	32,166
November 18	8:15 p.m.	Air Force	No. 25	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 44–19	33,030
November 25	1:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	No. 23	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Battle for the Milk Can)	CBSSN	L 17–28	31,526
December 2	5:45 p.m.	No. 25 Fresno State		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (MW Championship Game)	ESPN	W 17–14	24,515
December 16	1:30 p.m.	vs. Oregon *	No. 25	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ABC	W 38–28	36,432
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 31 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source ^[15]

Roster

2017 Boise State Broncos football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Cedrick Wilson Jr. Sr QB 3 Montell Cozart  Sr QB 4 Brett Rypien Jr WR 6 C. T. Thomas Fr WR 7 A. J. Richardson  Jr WR 8 Sean Modster  Jr QB 10 Chase Cord Fr QB 16 Tanner Bolt Fr WR 17 Austin Cottrell Sr RB 21 Ryan Wolpin  Sr RB 22 Alexander Mattison So RB 29 Drake Beasley Fr WR 30 Ravon Alexander Jr WR 31 Justin Collins So RB 34 Robert Mahone  Fr RB 39 Jake Shaddox  So TE 47 Matt Pistone  So OL 52 Andrew Tercek  Sr OL 59 Mason Hampton  Sr OL 64 Ben Vering  Fr OL 65 Zachary Troughton Jr OL 66 Isiah Moore Jr OL 67 Garrett Larson  So OL 68 Jake Stetz Fr OL 69 Austin Dixon  Fr OL 70 John Ojukwu Fr OL 71 Donte Harrington  Fr OL 73 Nick Crabtree  Fr OL 74 Archie Lewis  Sr OL 75 Kole Bailey  Fr OL 76 Ezra Cleveland  Fr OL 77 John Molchon  So OL 78 Andres Preciado  Jr OL 79 Eric Quevedo  So WR 80 Christian Blaser  Fr WR 81 Akilian Butler Jr WR 82 Octavius Evans Fr WR 83 Damon Cole Fr TE 85 John Bates  Fr TE 86 Chase Blakley  Jr TE 87 Alec Dhaenans  Sr TE 88 Jake Roh  Sr WR 89 Brock Barr  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 4 DeAndre Pierce So OLB 5 Garrett Collingham  So OLB 7 Ezekiel Noa Fr DE 8 Jabril Frazier Jr OLB 9 Desmond Williams  Fr S 10 Kekoa Nawahine So CB 13 Marques Evans Fr CB 14 Tyler Horton Jr S 15 Evan Tyler  So S 15 Jalen Walker  Fr MLB 17 Phillip Mills Fr CB 18 Jermani Brown Fr DE 19 Aisa Kelemete Fr OLB 20 Roman Kafentzis Fr CB 21 Tyreque Jones Fr S 23 Damion Wright  So MLB 24 Breydon Boyd Fr MLB 25 Benton Wickersham Fr CB 26 Avery Williams  Fr CB 28 Kekaula Kaniho Fr CB 30 Robert Lewis  Fr S 31 Skyler Seibold  Jr S 32 Jordan Happle  Fr OLB 33 Gabe Perez  Sr MLB 34 Solo Taylor  Fr DE 35 Derriyon Shaw  Fr OLB 36 Blake Whitlock Sr S 37 Cameron Hartsfield  Sr OLB 38 Leighton Vander Esch  Jr DT 40 Jabari Watson  Fr OLB 41 Will Heffner  So OLB 42 Clay Bowler Fr MLB 43 Joe Provenzano  Jr OLB 44 Riley Whimpey Fr DE 45 Kayode Rufai  Fr S 47 Ma'a Tanuvasa  Fr MLB 48 Bruno DeRose  Fr LB 49 John Mackesy Jr DE 53 Sam Whitney  So DT 54 Matt Locher  So DT 55 David Moa  Jr MLB 56 Joseph Inda  Jr DT 57 Emmanuel Fesili So MLB 58 Tyson Maeva So DT 90 Daniel Auelua Sr DE 91 Durrant Miles Jr DT 92 Paul Semons  Jr DT 93 Chase Hatada So OLB 95 Nick Provenzano  Fr DT 97 Austin Silsby  Sr DT 98 Sonatane Lui So DE 99 Curtis Weaver  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 46 Joel Velazquez  Fr P 49 Quinn Skillin  Jr LS 50 Nicholai Pitman So LS 51 Daniel Cantrell Fr K 94 Kevin Madigan Fr K 96 Haden Hoggarth  Jr	Head coach Bryan Harsin Coordinators/assistant coaches Kent Riddle – Associate head coach/Special teams coordinator/Tight ends Zak Hill – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Andy Avalos – Defensive coordinator Lee Marks – Running backs Eric Kiesau – Wide receivers Ashley Ambrose – Cornerbacks Brad Bedell – Offensive linemen Steve Caldwell – Defensive linemen Gabe Franklin – Safeties Jeff Pitman – Director, Strength and Conditioning Mark Mace – Quality control, Offense Matt Coombs – Quality control, Defense Dustin Kamper – Quality control, Special teams Spencer Danielson – Graduate assistant Latu Heimuli – Graduate assistant Nate Potter – Graduate assistant Derek Schouman – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 8/12/23

Game summaries

Troy

See also: 2017 Troy Trojans football team

Troy at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 3 7 0 3 13 •Broncos 7 10 0 7 24 Date: September 2, 2017 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 1:47 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 31,581 Game weather: Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: Calm Referee: Ted Pitts TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens and John Congemi

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 15–27, 183 YDS, 1 INT; Brandon Silvers (Troy): 17–33, 146 YDS, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 13 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD; Jordan Chunn (Troy): 11 CAR, 41 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 4 REC, 65 YDS; Damion Willis (Troy): 2 REC, 27 YDS.

At Washington State

See also: 2017 Washington State Cougars football team

Boise State at Washington State

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total Broncos 7 3 7 14 3 7 3 44 •No. 20 Cougars 7 3 0 21 3 7 6 47 Date: September 9, 2017 Location: Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Game start: 8:36 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 32,631 Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: WSW 8 Referee: Terry Leyden TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Montell Cozart (BSU): 12–20, 161 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; Tyler Hilinski (WSU): 25–33, 235 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Montell Cozart (BSU): 14 CAR, 72 YDS, 1 TD; James Williams (WSU): 14 CAR, 31 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 9 REC, 147 YDS, 2 TD; Renard Bell (WSU): 7 REC, 107 YDS.

New Mexico

See also: 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team

New Mexico at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 7 0 7 14 •Broncos 7 7 0 14 28 Date:September 14, 2017 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes Game attendance: 28,385 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 10 MPH Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Brock Huard and Laura Rutledge (sideline)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Montell Cozart (BSU): 15–19, 137 YDS, 2 TD; Coltin Gerhart (UNM): 7–13, 67 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Montell Cozart (BSU): 11 CAR, 68 YDS, 1 TD; Tyrone Owens (UNM): 14 CAR, 46 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 3 REC, 64 YDS; Delane Hart-Johnson (UNM): 2 REC, 24 YDS.

Virginia

See also: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Virginia at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total •Cavaliers 7 14 14 7 42 Broncos 7 7 0 9 23 Date:September 22, 2017 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 6:01 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 33,947 Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 4 MPH Referee: David Epperly TV announcers (ESPN2): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Boise State on defense in the 1st half.

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 24–42, 285 YDS, 1 INT; Kurt Benkert (UVA): 19–29, 273 YDS, 3 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Robert Mahone (BSU): 3 CAR, 21 YDS; Jordan Ellis (UVA): 24 CAR, 93 YDS, 2 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 13 REC, 209 YDS, 1 TD; Andre Levrone (UVA): 5 REC, 141 YDS, 2 TD.

At BYU

See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team

Boise State at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total •Broncos 0 17 0 7 24 Cougars 7 0 0 0 7 Date:October 6, 2017 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 8:26 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes Game attendance: 59,753 Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Night Game • Wind: Calm Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 12–19, 125 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Tanner Mangum (BYU): 18–33, 164 YDS, 2 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 29 CAR, 118 YDS, 2 TD; Ula Tolutau (BYU): 9 CAR, 38 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 3 REC, 43 YDS; Matt Bushman (ABC): 7 REC, 65 YDS.

At San Diego State

See also: 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Boise State at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total •Broncos 14 7 0 10 31 No. 19 Aztecs 0 0 7 7 14 Date: October 14, 2017 Location: SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 8:39 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 49,053 Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: Calm Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 11–19, 72 YDS, 1 TD; Christian Chapman (SDSU): 12–27, 240 YDS, 1 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 23 CAR, 128 YDS, 1 TD; Rashaad Penny (SDSU): 21 CAR, 53 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 2 REC, 60 YDS; Fred Trevillion (SDSU): 2 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD.

Wyoming

See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Wyoming at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 7 0 7 0 14 •Broncos 0 3 7 14 24 Date: October 21, 2017 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 8:21 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 35,565 Game weather: Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Light Rain • Wind: ESE 12 Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 12–17, 104 YDS; Josh Allen (WYO): 12–27, 131 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 17 CAR, 91 YDS; Josh Allen (WYO): 18 CAR, 62 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 5 REC, 66 YDS, 1 TD; Austin Conway (WYO): 5 REC, 33 YDS.

At Utah State

See also: 2017 Utah State Aggies football team

Boise State at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total •Broncos 14 14 7 6 41 Aggies 7 0 7 0 14 Date: October 28, 2017 Location: Maverik Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 8:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 19,012 Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: 5 MPH SE Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 19–27, 260 YDS, 3 TD; Jordan Love (USU): 17–32, 168 YDS, 1 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 19 CAR, 110 YDS; Tre Miller (USU): 7 CAR, 40 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 6 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD; Ron'quavion Tarver (USU): 3 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD.

Nevada

See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and Boise State–Nevada football rivalry

Nevada at Boise State
(rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 7 0 0 14 •Broncos 10 21 7 3 41 Date: November 4, 2017 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 5:02 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours Game attendance: 30,858 Game weather: Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Partly Sunny • Wind: 9 MPH NW Referee: Stephen Baron TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick and Kirk Morrison

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 20–27, 258 YDS, 2 TD; Ty Gangi (NEV): 24–37, 160 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 12 CAR, 64 YDS, 2 TD; Kelton Moore (NEV): 17 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 5 REC, 80 YDS, 1 TD; Wyatt Demps (NEV): 6 REC, 61 YDS.

At Colorado State

See also: 2017 Colorado State Rams football team

Boise State at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 OT Total •Broncos 3 14 21 14 7 59 Rams 21 14 7 10 0 52 Date: November 11, 2017 Location: Colorado State Stadium Fort Collins, CO Game start: 8:35 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 4 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 32,166 Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Clear and Windy • Wind: 22 MPH N Referee: Cooper Castlebe TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, David Diehl and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 23–43, 315 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT; Nick Stevens (CSU): 29–43, 309 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 23 CAR, 242 YDS, 3 TD; Dalyn Dawkins (CSU): 32 CAR, 161 YDS, 2 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 3 REC, 73 YDS; Michael Gallup (CSU): 11 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD.

Alexander Mattison set the Boise State record for yards from scrimmage with 286 yards. Mattison rushed for 242 yards on the ground and picked up 44 receiving yards. ^[16]

Air Force

See also: 2017 Air Force Falcons football team

Air Force at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 7 3 0 9 19 •No. 25 Broncos 17 10 10 7 44 Date: November 18, 2017 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 8:26 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes Game attendance: 33,030 Game weather: Temperature: 37 °F (3 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: ESE 9 Referee: Reggie Smith TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 16–22, 300 YDS, 3 TD; Nate Romine (AF): 7–10, 115 YDS.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 17 CAR, 42 YDS; Nate Romine (AF): 16 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: A. J. Richardson (BSU): 3 REC, 123 YDS, 1 TD; Marcus Bennett (AF): 3 REC, 63 YDS.

At Fresno State

See also: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Boise State–Fresno State football rivalry

Boise State at Fresno State
(Battle for the Milk Can)

1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Broncos 7 0 3 7 17 •Bulldogs 7 3 6 12 28 Date: November 25, 2017 Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 1:35 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes Game attendance: 31,526 Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 4 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Jay Feely and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 22–31, 278 YDS; Marcus McMaryion (FS): 23–36, 332 YDS, 2 TD.
• Rushing leaders: Alexander Mattison (BSU): 15 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD; Jordan Mims (FS): 11 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 7 REC, 134 YDS; KeeSean Johnson (FS): 6 REC, 119 YDS, 2 TD.

Fresno State (Mountain West Championship Game)

See also: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and 2017 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game

Boise State vs Fresno State
(Mountain West Conference Championship Game)

1 2 3 4 Total No. 25 Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14 •Broncos 3 7 0 7 17 Date: December 2, 2017 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 5:50 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes Game attendance: 24,515 Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 4 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Bryan Harsin and players celebrate with the MW championship trophy.

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 16–32, 246 YDS; Marcus McMaryion (FS): 16–34, 172 YDS, 1 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Ryan Wolpin (BSU): 11 CAR, 50 YDS, 1 TD; Josh Hokit (FS): 9 CAR, 46 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 8 REC, 148 YDS; KeeSean Johnson (FS): 5 REC, 58 YDS.

vs Oregon (Las Vegas Bowl)

See also: 2017 Oregon Ducks football team and 2017 Las Vegas Bowl

Boise State vs Oregon
(Las Vegas Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 25 Broncos 14 10 7 7 38 Ducks 0 14 0 14 28 Date: December 16, 2017 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 1:30 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Game attendance: 36,432 Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Lightly Cloudy • Wind: 1 MPH Referee: Adam Savoie (AAC) TV announcers (ABC): Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 21–38, 362 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT; Justin Herbert (UO): 26–36, 233 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT.
• Rushing leaders: Ryan Wolpin (BSU): 23 CAR, 71 YDS, 2 TD; Justin Herbert (UO): 9 CAR, 17 YDS.
• Receiving leaders: Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 10 REC, 221 YDS, 1 TD; Dillon Mitchell (UO): 9 REC, 143 YDS.

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	25	22
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	25	22
CFP	Not released									—	—	25	23	—	25	Not released

Post-season awards

Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year

Leighton Vander Esch – Jr. LB

Mountain West first team

Offense

Cedrick Wilson Jr. – Sr. WR

Jake Roh – Sr. TE

Mason Hampton – Sr. OL

Defense

Curtis Weaver – Fr. DL

Leighton Vander Esch – Jr. LB

Tyler Horton – Jr. DB

Mountain West second team

Offense

Brett Rypien – Jr. QB

Archie Lewis – Sr. OL

Avery Williams – Fr. PR/KR

Defense

Jabril Frazier – Jr. DL

David Moa – Jr. DL

Kekoa Nawahine – So. DB

Sean Wale – Sr. P

Mountain West honorable mention

Ezra Cleveland – FR. OL

Haden Hoggarth – Jr. K

Alexander Mattison – So. RB

Tyson Maeva – So. LB

Durrant Miles – Jr. DL

John Molchon – So. OL

DeAndre Pierce – So. DB

Award Reference: ^[17]

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

See also: 2018 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Leighton Vander Esch	LB	1	19	Dallas Cowboys
Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR	6	208	Dallas Cowboys

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